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Universal 3D File Format In The Works

Posted by timothy on from the clothing-optional dept.

telstar writes "The Register is reporting that more than 30 companies are working together to define a new file format intended to serve as a universal 3D file format. The new file format will be named the 'Universal 3D Format', or U3D. According to the article, they hope to make the new format as standard as MP3 has become for audio, and JPEG has become for 2D images. Interesting that they would choose two lossy media formats as models for comparison."

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  1. CX by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    will allow 3D data to be more easily incorporated into other apps, such as web browsers

    I hope the Christmas Island people get their act together before this becomes widely used... the horror... the horror...

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  2. Standards by El+Cubano · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Register is reporting that more than 30 companies are working together to define a new file format intended to serve as a universal 3D file format.

    I forget who said it, but I think this fits very well: "The great thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from."